The latest coronavirus infection rates across Greater Manchester as Stockport falls below the national average

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester have continued to creep up.The rate of infection in our region is up 3.4 per cent week-on-week as of December 16, according to the latest figures.In London, where tough Tier 4 measures have been introduced, infection rates are up 114 per cent week-on-week.‘Christmas bubbles' in London have been cancelled and people are being urged to stay at home. It marks a huge u-turn for the government, who until yesterday planned to relax

Don't miss a thing that's happening in and around Bury by signing up to the free MyBury newsletterThe coronavirus infection rate has gone up in Greater Manchester for the first time in weeks.It currently sits at 161.4 per 100,000 people during the week ending December 15 - that's a 6.3 per cent increase on the previous week.It is the first week-on-week increase in Greater Manchester of more than 1 percent since October 31.The infection rate has remained fairly level across the region for the

direct to your inbox Nine Greater Manchester boroughs now have coronavirus infection rates that are lower than the average for England - but numbers are beginning to creep up in some areas.

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus infection rate has fallen in Greater Manchester - but it is soaring in London.The latest figures from Public Health England reveal there were 154.9 positive tests for every 100,000 people in Greater Manchester for the week ending December 11, a fall of four per cent compared to the previous week.During the same period, the infection rate in London soared by 61 per cent to 296.8 - double that in Greater Manchester.Government scientists are trying to establish

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in two more boroughs of Greater Manchester have now fallen below the England average - but numbers are starting to creep up in some areas.The latest figures from Public Health England show there were 176.2 positive tests in Wigan for every 100,000 people in the local population during the week to December 10, a fall of six per cent compared to the previous week.The borough now has a lower infection rate than the one recorded for England, which has

direct to your inboxThe latest coronavirus infection rates demonstrate a widening gap between northern and southern boroughs in Greater Manchester.Public Health data from the week ending December 6 shows that boroughs which lie south of the city now have an infection rate lower than the national average.It comes as Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the disparity in rates could see the conurbation split up into different tiers when the government come to review the system next week.He

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester are flattening out, as cases in London continue to rise.Rates had been falling in all 10 boroughs for a number of weeks, but that trend appears to be plateauing - with one borough seeing a rise in cases.Meanwhile in London, the infection rate has been rising upwards for a number of days, now surpassing Greater Manchester and the national average by some way.The latest rates were calculated on December 5 - three days after the

hereAnd earlier this week it emerged that the rate in Greater Manchester was lower than the rate in London on the day the capital was placed under Tier 2 rules while we were put under tougher Tier 3 restrictions.The gap between our region and the capital has continued to widen, according to the latest data released by Public Health England this afternoon.London now has a infection rate per 100,000 people of 182.6, compared with the rate of 159.2 in Greater Manchester.It was hoped that the

direct to your inboxThe gap between the coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester and London is beginning to widen.On Sunday, the M.E.N reported that the rate of infection in the capital on the day the country was moved into separate tiers was in fact higher than our area.Whilst cases were falling across our conurbation when the country come out of lockdown, positive tests were rising in London.In the week ending December 3, the infection rate in London climbed from 169.32 to 173.7 per

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates across all of Greater Manchester's boroughs are continuing to fall.Wigan's rate of infection has now fallen below 200 cases per 100,000 people for the first time since the end of September.The latest figures show the number of cases in each borough from the week ending December 2.Infection rates across the conurbation have been plummeting for a number of weeks now, with four boroughs below the national average.The average rate of infection in

direct to your inboxCoronavirus infection rates have fallen in the region for the 26th day in a row.Cases are falling faster in Greater Manchester than they are in England as a whole, as well as in London - where rates are only two per cent down on the previous week.Our overall rate is now 173.2 -  down 69 per cent from its peak on November 2, when it was 569.1.  Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by

direct to your inbox Four boroughs in Greater Manchester now have a lower coronavirus infection rate than the national average, the latest data shows.

Rochdale, 283.3, (630), 409.6, (911)Burnley, 280.0, (249), 409.4, (364)Wolverhampton, 275.7, (726), 356.9, (940)Rossendale, 275.6, (197), 345.5, (247)Newcastle-under-Lyme, 274.3, (355), 430.3, (557)Oldham, 272.4, (646), 419.6, (995)Havering, 268.9, (698), 385.3, (1000)East Staffordshire, 268.9, (322), 415.0, (497)Kirklees, 265.8, (1169), 448.2, (1971)Walsall, 263.1, (751), 352.7, (1007)Hyndburn, 261.6, (212), 470.1, (381)Birmingham, 260.6, (2976), 360.5, (4116)Bradford, 256.2, (1383), 440.0,

hereThe latest infection rates for the week ending November 25 for Greater Manchester are:Rochdale - 293.6, down 34 per centOldham - 282.1, down 26 per centBolton - 258.4, down 28 per centBury - 251.8, down 30 per centWigan - 251.3, down 25 per centManchester - 206.2, down 32 per centTameside - 177.5, down 33 per centSalford - 176.9, down 49 per centStockport  - 169.7, down 33 per centTrafford - 127.7, down 46 per centGet the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox

The latest infection rates for the week ending November 23 for Greater Manchester are:Oldham - 340.8, down 32 pcRochdale - 337.7, down 29 pcBury - 278, down 32 pcBolton - 277.9, down 33 pcWigan - 269.9, down 29 pcManchester - 228.3, down 33 pcSalford - 214.0, down 47 pcTameside  - 207.1, down 44 pcStockport  - 193.6, down 35 pcTrafford  - 156.3, down 46 pc Despite the continued downward trend of the figures, our region will again be placed into the Government's Tier 3 measures when lockdown

The latest infection rates for Greater Manchester are:Oldham 388.4, down 30pcRochdale 360.6, down 31pcBury 314.1, down 33pcBolton 306.4, down 31pcWigan 304.6, down 30pcSalford 260.0, down 42pcManchester 249.6, down 34pcTameside 249.4, down 37pcStockport  208.6, down 37pcTrafford 170.6, down 50pc Stockport's transmission rate has dropped below the national average too, with a rate of 208.6 - down 37pc in the week ending November 21.Overall, rates are falling faster in every Greater Manchester

families from three households will be allowed to celebrate Christmas together across the UK.

Public Health England (PHE) data shows that the spread of infection across all 10 boroughs continues to fall.

Public Health England (PHE) on Sunday.

in Wigan.There were 1,250 cases in Wigan for the week ending November 16 the latest data from Public Health England shows.That is 507 fewer than the week before and over 1,000 fewer than the peak in Wigan on October 27, when there were 2,272 cases in previous seven days.It means Wigan's rate, now 380.3 per 100,000 of population, has fallen 45 per cent from its peak level on October 27.Manchester is the only area to fall further from the peak level, but the city is in many ways an isolated case